. Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time, comprising the development of social instititions and the story of all nations . MEHEMET A LI PASHA. Egryptian independence, with the to Turkey of all the countries around theeastern and south-eastern borders of the Medi-terranean, knocked at the door. It will be reinemljered that the well-knownpolicy of the Western Powers, particularly ofEngland, was, at the time of which we speak,and since has been, to maintain th
. Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time, comprising the development of social instititions and the story of all nations . MEHEMET A LI PASHA. Egryptian independence, with the to Turkey of all the countries around theeastern and south-eastern borders of the Medi-terranean, knocked at the door. It will be reinemljered that the well-knownpolicy of the Western Powers, particularly ofEngland, was, at the time of which we speak,and since has been, to maintain the political before us to note the fact that, ot all theWestern Kingdoms, Great Britain was mostdevotedly and consistently attached to theprinciple of maintaining the imity and inde-pendence of the Ottoman Power. On theother hand, France was least devoted to thesame principle. Pru.«sia and Austria were de-voted to it in a general way. Russia was GREAT BRITAIN.—EPOCH OF CHARTISM. 291 •devoted to it, not devoted to it, or devoted to it-in a measure, as suited the interest and passion of Catherine II., the Russian power has beenslowly but surely, like one of the avalanches. P^:.fc ^1 UJlu •of the hour. The reader of general history-will readily recall the fact that, since the )f Peter I., more particularly since the days of the , sliding down from the north-eastupon the lowlands of the Ottoman. It willalso be remembered that the necessity, or 292 UNIVERSAL HISTORY.—THE MODERN WORLD. seeming necessity, of resisting this pressurehad been the mainspring of the policy adoptedby tlie Western Powers ta upliold the integrityand autonomy of Turkey. The threatened establishment of an inde-pendent Egypt under the sovereignty of Me-. hemet Ali seemed to contravene the generalpurpose of Western Europe, and Englandresolved to interfere. An English fleet wasaccordingly despatched to the Mediterranean,and uniting with the Turkish squadron, pro-ceeded to thebombardment of Acre.
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